bomb-ship

• Amidst the combined fire of the Ramilies, frigate and bomb-ship, —  The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut) Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814
• That on the 9th of August last [year], the _Ramilies_ 74, the _Pactolus_ 44, the _Terror_ bomb-ship, and the —  The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut) Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814
• The "Saucy Jack" with the bomb-ship "Volcano" and transport —  Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 2
• About 8 o'clock in the evening they commenced by the fire of a shell from the bomb-ship, which was immediately returned by a shot from our 18-pounder. —  The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut) Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814
• 7] In the mean time, the Thunder and another bomb-ship, covered by the Goliath and Salsette, continued to throw shells into the fortress, and on one occasion a magazine was blown up; but the fleet was too far within the harbour for the shells to reach them, or to prevent their extending a barricade of booms to prevent the approach of fire-ships. —  Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II

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